It's not just you: Electricity prices have soared — and power bills are straining family budgets around the country.
"We have six months of summer with over 100-degree heat," says Cooper, who earns $13.50 an hour as a restaurant cashier."If I didn't have roommates, I wouldn't be able to make it on the salary that I have."
An aircraft takes off from Los Angeles International Airport , with electric power lines visible at sunset as the California Independent System Operator announced a statewide electricity Flex Alert urging conservation to avoid blackouts in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31.will pay $1,202 to heat their home this winter — 17% more than last year. For the six in 10 families whose heat comes from natural gas, the increase in heating costs could be 34%.
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